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diplomats ask what is in the interest of the united states. these are all legitimate questions, but at some level the have to be equal at the table if you want to work out the debate that will give -- that will come up. thank you for having us. and thank you for bringing out general jones to talk about where they are going. >> thank you. >> i wanted to address one issue that was raised by the questions on the afghanistan issue. they have not overcome the difficulty from the civil war in the 1990's. i think that this is often overplayed. i was thrilled that there was one more thing that came out of the last round of elections, that no serious candidate was playing at the cards. i do not agree with the state about the impossibility of an afghan national army. this has been one of the successful highlights with the ability to work effectively together when properly trained, and given a good mission. i think this leads to a larger question. one of the big things about where we are at in afghanistan is that we have been down for so long, it looks l
diplomats ask what is in the interest of the united states. these are all legitimate questions, but at some level the have to be equal at the table if you want to work out the debate that will give -- that will come up. thank you for having us. and thank you for bringing out general jones to talk about where they are going. >> thank you. >> i wanted to address one issue that was raised by the questions on the afghanistan issue. they have not overcome the difficulty from the civil...
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detention on re-entering the united states. so i'm just wondering how we might make your job easier if the department could support fine-tuning immigration laws to not have these kind of consequences where you are detaining and prosecuting people for, excuse me, offenses which have been dealt with as not serious offenses under the state law. would you encourage the department to support changes in the law in congress? >> its long term permanent time and i think if and when there is a serious effort afoot in the congress to revisit the immigration law we and ground of deportation the would be an area we would want to spend a fair amount of time getting fonts' on. >> i'm going to ask both of these questions and i think we have to finish with that person and this person and then you can answer them together. and i will have to pass. >> mine may not require much of an answer more something for you to look into. michelle verney with the women's refuge commission and i also share an alternative action team because it is lots of organ
detention on re-entering the united states. so i'm just wondering how we might make your job easier if the department could support fine-tuning immigration laws to not have these kind of consequences where you are detaining and prosecuting people for, excuse me, offenses which have been dealt with as not serious offenses under the state law. would you encourage the department to support changes in the law in congress? >> its long term permanent time and i think if and when there is a...
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and we have health care reform which is still pending in the congress of the united states, and it has been a very, very difficult matter which has consumed this body and the house of representatives for months. the house can pass it more quickly than can the senate, and we worked ton for the better part of six months. we passed here and it's well-documented that it took 60 votes because there wasn't a single republican who would support cloture. there had to be 60 democrats who would agree, and that led to a lot of concessions being made to get the 60 votes. some senators insisted on special consideration for their states, and i think that was wrong. so why did i vote for the package? because the good vastly outweighed the bad. and i was asked in pennsylvania why didn't i get some special consideration for pennsylvania? well, i didn't because i thought it was the wrong thing to do. i was on a radio program last week, and critical radio program for what's going on in washington, but i got a compliment for not asking for special consideration. well, we have a new senator-elect in massac
and we have health care reform which is still pending in the congress of the united states, and it has been a very, very difficult matter which has consumed this body and the house of representatives for months. the house can pass it more quickly than can the senate, and we worked ton for the better part of six months. we passed here and it's well-documented that it took 60 votes because there wasn't a single republican who would support cloture. there had to be 60 democrats who would agree,...
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we have over 6 million employers in the united states. zero. this will change i want to spend the rest of the time that i have talking to a of a signature average as assistant secretary that is detention reform. there is no more serious effort to underrate at i.c.e. a and this. it is my personal priority and frankly, i think it will mark my time and a 10 year as assistant secretary. for the naysayers and conspiracy theorist and critics, mark my words come with this is a sustained, aggressive effort to transform immigration detention. there is no going back. point*. we are going to do this. whether people believe me or not but they're also be no doubt whether we will detain people. we will. we will continue to detain people on a grand scale. the reality is many people that we in counter are dangerous to the community if released or they pose a very serious risk of flight if they are released. they've would not show up and honor the final quarter of removal if not to change. in the end it is not about whether or not we will detain people, of we a
we have over 6 million employers in the united states. zero. this will change i want to spend the rest of the time that i have talking to a of a signature average as assistant secretary that is detention reform. there is no more serious effort to underrate at i.c.e. a and this. it is my personal priority and frankly, i think it will mark my time and a 10 year as assistant secretary. for the naysayers and conspiracy theorist and critics, mark my words come with this is a sustained, aggressive...
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in the united states are higher than anywhere else in the world. it is genuinely clean diesel that you experience when you buy a diesel car the united states. it is a standard that will be adopted in europe in about five years' time. host: as you attend the washington auto show, you mentioned you want to hear more about the government's message beyond 20 -- 2016 when the new fuel standards will take effect. have you talked to members of congress? what other areas are you interested in? guest: the big issue is what will be the technology that will win? . i don't think you should favor any particular technology. you should examine them all. we want to see what the consumer wants and what the marketplace is there are too many people trying to hang their hat on electric cars, for example, or a hybrid, or diesel, or the combustion engine. item which be willing to review things. the way technology is moving today, who knows what will happen in three or four years' time? host: we hear from groton, connecticut, on the independent line. caller: what has tak
in the united states are higher than anywhere else in the world. it is genuinely clean diesel that you experience when you buy a diesel car the united states. it is a standard that will be adopted in europe in about five years' time. host: as you attend the washington auto show, you mentioned you want to hear more about the government's message beyond 20 -- 2016 when the new fuel standards will take effect. have you talked to members of congress? what other areas are you interested in? guest:...
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croix, united states virgin islands, and for other purposes. and for consideration of the bill h.r. 4474, to authorize the continued use of search and water diversion located on national forest system land in the frank church river of no return wilderness and the sellway bitterroot wil wildernen the state of idaho and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered precipitationed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on the motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. voteslike taken in the following order -- votes will be takened in to thing order. house resolution 990 by the yeas and nays. house resolution 1011 by the yeas and nays. and house resolution 1003 by the yeas and nays. proceedings on the house resolutions 1024 will resume later this week. first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. the remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote of the motion of the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey,
croix, united states virgin islands, and for other purposes. and for consideration of the bill h.r. 4474, to authorize the continued use of search and water diversion located on national forest system land in the frank church river of no return wilderness and the sellway bitterroot wil wildernen the state of idaho and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered precipitationed. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on the motions to...
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or the administration of the united states. and i will fairly note that this out-of-control spending was not invented with this administration. republicans, when they were in charge, let spending get completely out of control and we betrayed our fiscal base and we paid a heavy price for it. but we deserve to nay price. but now is the time to say stop. stop borrowing against our children and grandchildren's future. stop putting ourselves in a precarious situation where the chinese own so much of our national debt that they have their hand on the throttle of the american economy. and i hasten to add it is not in the chinese interest to hurt the american economy. but it certainly can't be in our interest in any way to be in that kind of fiscal jeopardy. we cannot do that. not to mention the $3.5 trillion that's held by -- in our -- in our debt that's held by foreigners. so i ask my colleagues, let's look at dr. coburn's amendment. it's very thought out. it's well researched. and let's put the brakes on mortgaging of america's futu
or the administration of the united states. and i will fairly note that this out-of-control spending was not invented with this administration. republicans, when they were in charge, let spending get completely out of control and we betrayed our fiscal base and we paid a heavy price for it. but we deserve to nay price. but now is the time to say stop. stop borrowing against our children and grandchildren's future. stop putting ourselves in a precarious situation where the chinese own so much of...
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it's countries, it's institutions that have bought debt from the united states for all united states dollars or equivalents. and look at what's happened to us. you know, this is -- if you think back two years, we had a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these things down and heard that gigantic wave. this is the wave. just look at it, friends. it doesn't matter whose numbers you use, something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. and it says that in 1999, here we are, that we are already approaching 50% of our gross domestic product, the equivalency of that in debt. but now look what happens after 2009. it becomes absolutely unsustainable. see, as you go to 2019, it's already exceeded 100%. and most people don't think we can survive on 100% for any period of time. for our task force members, you are all going to see what happens to america after the second world war, and some people who don't want to do anything are going to say, we had a great big debt -- talking to the two governors -- we had a great big debt because it's dissimilar because all that debt wa
it's countries, it's institutions that have bought debt from the united states for all united states dollars or equivalents. and look at what's happened to us. you know, this is -- if you think back two years, we had a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these things down and heard that gigantic wave. this is the wave. just look at it, friends. it doesn't matter whose numbers you use, something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. and it says that in 1999, here we are,...